Table 3.

Correlation Between NE and A1AT Gene Expression Among Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters

Variables	NE		A1AT
	r	p	r	p
Age	0.19	0.20	−0.03	0.83
Weight	0.17	0.26	−0.52	0.0003
Height	0.02	0.88	−0.07	0.63
BMI	0.30	0.048	−0.51	0.0003
Fat mass (%)	0.05	0.74	−0.52	0.0003
Fat mass (kg)	0.21	0.16	−0.51	0.0003
Waist	0.25	0.10	−0.41	0.005
Hip	0.18	0.23	−0.53	0.0002
WHR	0.36	0.02	−0.08	0.63
SBP	0.22	0.14	−0.30	0.047
DBP	0.17	0.26	−0.24	0.11
Glucose	0.20	0.20	−0.05	0.76
Insulin	0.28	0.07	−0.41	0.005
HOMA-IR	0.29	0.06	−0.42	0.004
Triglycerides	0.19	0.20	−0.33	0.03
Cholesterol	0.09	0.54	−0.18	0.23
LDL-C	0.07	0.64	0.07	0.63
HDL-C	−0.21	0.16	0.14	0.36

Notes: Spearman´s correlation coefficient (r). p values <0.05 were considered significant. Bold numbers highlight statistical significance.

Abbreviations: WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.